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DCSINT

9 th ANNUAL WORLDWIDE
OPFOR CONFERENCE

"Synchronizing the Worldwide OPFOR
Effort for Adaptive Threats"

LTC Darrel Ward

Opposing Forces Directorate, TRADOC

DCSINT

DSN 680-5419, FAX DSN 680-5406

wa rddl@monroe.army.mil

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Joint Capabilities Current Contingencies

Institutions & Schools

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

• Promote levels of understanding of current
threat TTPs and operational environments.

• Facilitate focus-group discussions to
promote learning and sharing of current
OPFOR trends and initiatives (COE & MREs).

* Facilitate greater COE understanding,
focusing on institutions & schools, as well as
Reserve and National Guard Forces.

* Capture OPFOR resource issues that
support the live, virtual, and constructive
environments.

Conference Summary (BLUF

Conference Theme: "Synchronizing the worldwide
OPFOR effort for adaptive threats"

Conference site: Fort Leavenworth

Dates: 9-11 March 2004

Security Classification: Portions Classified up to
SECRET/NOFORN

Registered Conference Attern

X 1 Pentagon (Ml Training Officer)

XI US Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training,

& Instrumentation (SFAE-STRI-PEO)

X 3 National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC)

X 16 US Army Training and Doctrine Command

XI US Army Forces Command (G2)

X 3 US Army Europe (WPC)

X 5 US Army Joint Readiness Training Center & Ft Polk
X 4 US Army National Training Center & Ft Irwin

X 4 US Army Combat Maneuver Training Center

X 5 Joint Forces Command J7

X 3 US Army 7th Army Training Command (WPC)

X 35 US Army Battle Command Training Program
X 26 Office of the Chief, US Army Reserve
X 8 75 th Division

X 3 78 th Division

X 6 85 th Division

X 4 87 th Division

X 1 91 st Division

X 3 US Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill

XI US Army Infantry School and Center, Fort Benning

XI US Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker

X 4 US Army Intelligence Center & School, Fort Huachuca

X 1 Deputy Chief of Staff for Combat Developments Futures
X 7 US Air Force

X 3 Allied Service Officers (British, Australian, & Canadian)

127 TOTAL; at least 8 more expected

CONFERENCE CONCEPT

Three day conference (9-11 Mar 04)
Travel Dates 8 & 12 March '04

DAY 1 (Tue)

DAY 2 (Wed)

DAY 3 (Thu)

0800

1200

1700

2000

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□ Main Body Activitid I Working Group Activities

Core Briefings - Day 1

Core Briefings

0800-0830

DCSINT Welcome - (SES) Mr. McFarland

0830-0915

OIF/OEF Red TTP (NGIC)

0915-0930

Break

0930-1200

MRE Panel Presentation & Questions
0930-0950 JRTC "STX Lanes during MREs"

0950-1010 NTC "Staging Ops during MREs"

1010-1030 BCTP "MRE Offensive & Defensive

Ops"

1030-1050 CMTC "MRE Peacekeeping Ops"

1050-1200 Questions & Panel Discussions

1200-1300

Lunch

WORKING GROUP MISSION

TASK: Discuss and develop a prescribed topic
with respect to the OPFOR mission/doctrine/TTP.

PURPOSE:

a. Develop a common operational understanding
of current and emerging threats and how they may
impact OPFOR elements.

b. Share innovative ideas and new methodologies
that OPFOR elements can implement to meet BLUFOR
training objectives.

c. Synchronize the worldwide OPFOR effort with
respect to learning institutions (Schools-POIs), CTCs,
Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard and Joint Forces.

Working Group Topics

Slide 1 of 3

1. Current and Future OPFOR Operations

1. Emerging RED Technologies and Threat Systems (attempt to
defeat "dumb'ing" of red technology due to ignorance versus giving Blue an
advantage). Mr. Hawkins NGIC x 45

2. NGIC/FMSO Discussion of Threat TTPs (current and emerging OEF
and OIF TTPs - SECRET/NOFORN level discussion) MAJ Risner - NGIC x 35

3. Lessons Learned by Future/Emerging Threats (What other
adversaries, 5-20 yrs out, are learning from OIF/OEF & TTPs; possibly the
"next" trouble spot) Mr. Dunham - threats/ Mr Dueweke -NGIC x 52

4. How do we effectively portray an OE/OPFOR that permits full
spectrum operations beyond OIF/OEF? (How will OEF/OIF modify the
COE that must be trained - what have our enemies learned?) COL Stark x 61

2. Identifying OPFOR Requirements for Joint Tactical Tasks

1. Challenging Joint Tactical Tasks with an OPFOR (Determine how to
challenge the 30 joint tactical tasks with an OPFOR) COL Marsella x 27

2. Resourcing a Joint OPFOR (Determine what resources are required to
field an OPFOR that can challenge the joint tactical tasks) COL Marsella x 26

Working Group Topics

Slide 2 of 3

3. Continuing to Develop the COE

• Developing a greater understanding of COE (focus is on
Centers and Schools, as well as Reserve Forces and National Guard)
[trends observed by OPFOR Directorate]. Mr. Williams - Threats, x 32

• COE and OEF/OIF in the Simulated Environment (BCTP & the
like, Green Cells link-up with Training Support Divisions; discuss COE in
the world of simulations) Mr. Phillips - Threats x 45

4. TRADOC Support to the OPFOR

• Intelligence and TRADOC DCSINT Support to MREs (What do
we owe the CTCs? What is still needed? What will be needed in the
future?) COL Marsel I a x 28

• Opposing the new Modular Brigade (Discussion of potential

weaknesses or strategies to oppose this force) Mr. Phillips & LTC Cranford

x 25

Working Group Topics

Slide 3 of 3

5. Other OPFOR Topics of Interest

1. Cultural Awareness on Iraq and Arab Middle Eastern
States (ability to better understand, experience, and then portray
culturally and possibly adversarial decision making methodologies and
how they might impact the understanding and war-fighting decision-
making of BLUFOR units. Les Grau & Amanda Mitchell x FMSO x 27

2. RED lessons learned (OPFOR View) (a compilation of OPFOR
lessons learned from fighting BLUFOR from all CTCs: TTPs, trends,
divisional uniqueness, force uniqueness, etc). Mr. Guthrie & LTC Ward x

61

Working Group Agenda

Rotation

1

(Tue. PM)

Rotation

2

(Wed.

AM)

Rotation

3

(Wed.

PM)

Room A

Emerging RED
Technologies and
Threat Systems
(NGIC- Mr Hawkins)

NGIC/FMSO
Discussion of Threat
TTPs

(NGIC - MAJ Risner)

Lessons Learned by
Future/Emerging
Threats

(Mr. Dunham & NGIC
- Mr Dueweke)

Room B

Challenging Joint
Tactical Tasks with
an OPFOR
(COL Marsella)

Resourcing a Joint
OPFOR

(COL Marsella)

Intelligence and
TRADOC DCSINT
Support to MREs
(COL Marsella)

Room C

Developing a greater
understanding of COE
(Mr. Williams)

COE and OEF/OIF in the
Simulated Environment
(Mr. Phillips)

Cultural Awareness on
Iraq and Arab Middle
Eastern States (FMSO)

Rotation

4

(Thu. AM)

-I I Current a

How do we
effectively portray an
OE/OPFOR that
permits full
spectrum ops.
beyond OIF/OEF.

Opposing the new
Modular Brigade
(Mr. Phillips)

(COL Stark)

id Future OPFOR Oporat i ort b I Cont i nu i ng to Dovo l op l

ID'ing OPFOR Requirements for Joint I I TRADOC Support to the OPFOR

RED lessons learned
(OPFOR View)
(Mr. Guthrie)

the COD Other OPFOR Top ics

CONFERENCE - DAY 3

Working Groups' Facilitator Feedback

(15 minute Back-Briefs from selected workgroup facilitators)

1300-1345

Wilhelm

1345-1400

1400-1415

1415-1430

1430-1445
(COL [R])

1445-1500

Stark

1500-1515

Understanding Foreign Perception of US Operations - COL

RED lessons learned - Mr. Guthrie (COL [R])

Lessons Learned by Future/Emerging Threats - Mr. Dunham
Identifying Joint OPFOR Requirements - COL Marsella
COE and OEF/OIF in the Simulative Environment - Mr. Phillips

Effectively portraying an OE/OPFOR beyond OIF/OEF - COL

Closing Comments - Mr. McFarland (SES)